Concrete post.



E. F. DILLEY. CONCRETE POST.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, I9I8.

Patented Mar. 42,1919.

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wwmwgw WITNESSES ATTORNEY ES A F10 ii EDWARD F. DI ELLEY, OF HENNING, ILLINOIS.

CONCRETE POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

' Application filed June 3, 1918. Serial N 0. 237,994.

State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Concrete Posts,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fence posts and particularly to a concrete fence post and has for its primary object to provide such a post with a. metal reinforcing core about which the body of the post is cast, the core being of ,lt metal formed with openings and lugs which latter and the core itself are bentinto such position and in such relation with the sides of the core as to thoroughly bind the latter with the concrete and form astrong and relatively indestructible article. With these objects in view, together with others which will appearas the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel formation, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fully hereinafter, particularly pointed out in the J claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a front elevation. of the upper ,iportion of the improved post.

;' Fig.2 is a horizontal sectional view' on the line 22 of Fig. 1. v

i Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion I ,of the' core, before the concrete is cast ifaround the same. Fig. 1 is an elevation of a portion of the blank from. which the core is made, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a wedge shaped pin for fastening wire fencing strands to the post. i i In the drawings, 10 indicates the metal f f core of the post which extends from end to end of the post and disposed substantially I in the center thereof. The cof'e 10 is made i of a blank of sheet metal such as is shown in F 4, thesides 11 and 12 of which are i bent perpendicularlyf to the body portion 13 to form. a channel shaped member such as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In the side 11 of the core 10 are formed a number of openings 1-1 extending in a series running longitudinally of the side and may be of rectangular form as shown, or any other shape desired.

From the opposite side 12 of the core 10 project a number of tongues 15 and 16, the former being arranged in a longitudinal for in a parallel series near the fold a beseries near the edge of the side and the lat-.

tween the body 13 and the side 12. The tongues 15 of one series are horizontally offset from the tongues 16 of the other series, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The tongues of both series are formed by cutting through the material of the blank on three sides of a rectangle so that the partly cut out portions may be bent outwardly at right angles to the I side 12. The tongues in each series, furthermore are arranged in pairs with their uncut edges adjoining so that when bent outwardly the tongues of each pair will lie parallel and slightly separated as shown in Fig. 3

to permit a wire strand being placed therebetween. Each tongue has a square or other shaped perforation 17 formed therein, the

perforations of each pairbeing in vertical and are designed. ,.t.o- --1,ieceive\ a alinement I tapering pin 18, see Fig. .5, n llliiliis driiren tightly therein for the; purpose of holding the wire strand in position.

The body portion 13 of the core is also provided with tongues 19 formed in a manner similar to that of the tongues 15 and 16, these tongues however are larger than the tongues 15 and are arranged in a single series of two longitudinal rows extending from end to end of the core. The tongues 19 are cut from the body 13 so as to leave a side edge of each uncut, about which edge the tongue is bent laterally into position at a right angle to the body. The uncut edges of the tongues 19 alternate to permit said tongues, when bent to form two vertical rows; they directions, that isto sayevery other tongue of the series is bent outwardly about its edge nearest the fold b of the side 11 of the core, while the intermediate tongues are bent in wardly about their edges adjacent the fold. Each of the tongues 19 has formed therein two, preferably rectangular shaped openings 20.

In casting the post, the core 10 is set up in the center of a mold of the desired size and form and the concrete poured therein in the usual manner, concrete flowing through the openings 14 in the side 11 of the core and also through the openings 21 left in the body 13 avhen the tongues 19 are bent into position. The openings 20 in the tongues 19 are also filled by the concrete. The core will thus be secured in the center of the post by the concrete around the same and bound in place by concrete filling said openings and through the connecting portions of metal between said openings. The entire article is thus rendered exceptionally strong and pra'cticably unbreakable. In placing the core within the mold, theside 12 is so disposed as to be outside the post, its inner surface or face lying in contact with one of the sides of the post so that the tongues15 and 16 can project outwardly in position to receivethe strands of fence wire.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction, and arrangement and combination of parts,

- materials, dimensions et cetera as may prove 1.. concrete post having a channel I shaped metal core two sides of which are' embedded in the post, the third side lying ,against one face of the post, a plurality of tongues cut from one embedded side of the core and bent inopposite directions, each "tongue having an opening formed therethrough, and openings in the other enibedded side through which openings in the tongues and the openings in the side of the 'core from which the tongues were cut the concrete forming the post is adapted to flow. 2., A co"ncr,ete post having a metal core extending. longitudinally thereof formed witha'plurality of tongues cut therefromand bent in opposite directions thereto and upon vertical axes, a plurality of smaller tongues also cut from the core and bent outwardly 1n pan's on horizontal axes, said latter tongues projecting without the post, and

a plurality of openings in the core on the opposite side of the first named tongues through which openings and through the openings left by bending the'first named tongues, the concrete forming the post flows.-

3. A concrete post having a channel through.

I essons shaped core extending longitudinally thereof, oneside of said channel lying exteriorly of theiipost and flatwise against the side thereof, and two series of cooperating pairs of tongues each pair being cut from the exposed side of said core bent outwardly into close horizontal parallel relation slightly separated for supporting 'wire strands, the pairs of tongues of one" series being offset vertically and horizontally from those of the other series.

4. A concrete post having a channel shaped metal core extending longitudinally thereof, one side of said core lying exteriorly of the post and against the side thereof, tongues cut from the body of the core and bent alternately in opposite directions and on opposite sides of said body and embedded in the concrete, and other tongues cut from the side of the core without the post and bent outwardly in closely adjacent pairs with vertically alined perforations there- 5. A core for a concrete post formed of a strip of plate metal bent into a channel shape and having a plurality of' longitudinally arranged openings formed in one of the sides of said channel, two series of longitudinally arranged tongues cut from the other side of said channel, the tongues of each series being bent outwardly in pairs slightly separated with vertically alined perforations therethrough, the pairs of tongues of said two series being oiiset from one another, and a single series of tongues cut from the body of the core and bent in opposite directions alternately on opposite sides of said body to forintwo rows of offset tongues, each tongue having one or more openings therethrough.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD F. DILLEY.

Witnesses K. S. CRAwrpRn,

JOHN W; WHITE. 

